aiwan's export value totaled US$27.3 billion in January 2019, dropping 4.6% sequentially and 0.3% on year, while import value for the month reached US$26.39 billion, the third highest-ever monthly level with increases of 10.4% sequentially and 0.8% on year, according to the Ministry of Finance
Taiwan-made electronic components had the largest export value of US$8.761 billion in January, decreasing 6.1% sequentially but increasing 0.8% on year, with ICs taking up 87.1% of the sum.